Today I asked for a volunteer to announce something at a faculty meeting because I will be on vacation that particular day and not one person could bring themselves to say, "I'll do it." Wankers. They suggested I ask the one person who didn't make today's meeting.

WTF? Can you just assign someone or does it have to be volunteer?

Can you just assign someone or does it have to be volunteer?

I can ask someone pointedly to do it and try to guilt them into it, which will probably work. However, half the people in this meeting are, in some way, my bosses, so technically I can't tell them to do anything because they gave me this problem area to manage.

However, it makes me crazy that these people who want us to be taken seriously by the faculty won't go talk to them.

Pokes into thread.

Hi All. CJ and I have had a sick day at home. We have finally made it out of bed and are now watching movies and slugging about in the family room. Meh - I want to go back to bed.

Hec, I'm sorry to hear about your layoff. If you're interested in staying with legal firms, I've seen lots of those jobs about. So that's good anyway. And at least you have leeway to collect unemployment if they lay you off rather than them driving you to quit.

I read all the posts but my teeny brain has already forgotten so much so ~ma to all who need it. (I think Matt needed jobma, hein?)

Luckily, I remembered suddenly that Piedmont Adult School's registration starts today so I got into their Career & Life Planning Workshop for Women, which sold out last time. Now if only Berkeley Adult School's A+ Certification classes were happening earlier than May...

I don't *WANT* to be responsible and buy groceries.

I want to buy stuff from Old Navy. And eBay. And I want new make-up.

And I want new make-up.

Perhaps some face cream for hookers?

I want all new clothes. And shoes. And liposuction.

Instead I'll spend about $100 or more at PetSmart for the beasties then stop at Super Target for groceries and then the remainder of my riches will likely go toward the mortgage.

Being an adult is HARD.

Hec, I had skipped - so sorry about the layoff. I'll have to suck to get details, but I expect that they, too, suck.

Why, oh, why did I let CJ have next pick for a movie. The Grinch is wearing on my fragile nerves. I may be headed back to bed.

Perhaps some face cream for hookers?

YES THIS!

Hec, I know you're rather have a blessing that's not in such a good disguise, but I'm glad you're getting away from that place. I hope Matt's interview went well. Here's to better jobs for everyone.

I really, truly worked on my taxes most of the day yesterday, and I'm nowhere near done. Taxes are the dark side of self-employment.